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Jul. 19th, 2025 11:22 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
greghousesgfThe dentist appointment went well yesterday, all I needed was a cleaning. Nothing going on here now.
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Jul. 18th, 2025 12:14 pmgreghousesgfStill don't trust the people running this bldg to not fuck things up regarding the power change especially since I found out at least one of them really doesn't give a crap about any tenant who didn't poop out any kids.
I have to go to the dentist later this afternoon.
I have to go to the dentist later this afternoon.
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Jul. 18th, 2025 12:19 pmdame_grise posting in ![[community profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/community.png){kind=small}
addme_fandomName: Sam
Age group: 50+
Country: USA
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Fannish Interests: A lot? I'm old. Lots of old-school anime. Doctor Who, old and new (and new new). Musicals and literary fandoms. Mostly I write my own stuff. I'm DameGrise on AO3 with fics from The Scarlet Pimpernel and others.
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I tagged big general things if that's okay.
I tagged big general things if that's okay.
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Jul. 17th, 2025 03:31 pmgreghousesgfLast night I did something thanks to L. I've never done before, I rode in a Maserati! it was so fun!!
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Jul. 16th, 2025 11:40 amgreghousesgfI'm going to do that meme where you list 10 things that make you happy.
1. This video.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KOyxCbeINFo
2. a good cup of tea. I had PG tips earlier this morning.
3. my friendship with L.
4. my friends online.
5. Monty Python.
6. Hugh Laurie.
7. Chinese food.
8. my library. I'm very proud of it.
9. chocolate.
10. swimming.
1. This video.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KOyxCbeINFo
2. a good cup of tea. I had PG tips earlier this morning.
3. my friendship with L.
4. my friends online.
5. Monty Python.
6. Hugh Laurie.
7. Chinese food.
8. my library. I'm very proud of it.
9. chocolate.
10. swimming.
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Jul. 15th, 2025 10:25 amgreghousesgfI wanted to hang out with L. yesterday but that wasn't possible. Hopefully it will be tomorrow night, especially since they have apparently got a little extra $$$ and rented a car I would love to ride in (when we get together it usually consists of us driving around while talking and listening to music). Anyway since I didn't have much to do I hung out on the Berkeley end of Telegraph Ave and had a yummy milkshake over at Super Duper but not much else was going on there apart from one wingnut throwing books at people.
I heard a rumor Ice is around here. There are a lot of immigrants in my bldg but I'm sure the fuck not gonna snitch on them.
I heard a rumor Ice is around here. There are a lot of immigrants in my bldg but I'm sure the fuck not gonna snitch on them.
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Jul. 14th, 2025 10:55 amgreghousesgfHad some Ceylon tea. I have now been ripped off three times in the past few days, first the PG&E business, then the thing with the watch, and yesterday when I was leaving L.'s house the damn bus driver charged me the transbay fare, which is THREE TIMES as much as the normal bus fare. Apparently bus drivers can fuck with that meter any old time they want to, and when I objected he LIED to me and said that was the normal fare. I looked it up on my cell phone and PROVED it wasn't. I argued with him and he bullshitted me some more and then ignored me. I actually reported this to the bus company, the guy who worked for the bus company was all "he's not supposed to do that".
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Jul. 13th, 2025 08:04 amgreghousesgfI have to do laundry today, then after I have lunch I'm going to go over to L.'s house and pick up my tea. Last night I finished watching the last of the CSI DVDs my sister's husband was nice enough to give me the $$$ for, it was the first 8 seasons and I watched it over 2 months.
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Jul. 12th, 2025 05:40 pmgreghousesgfThat damn watch broke right after I made my entry yesterday but it only cost me five dollars and I couldn't bring myself to take money away from cancer patients so I didn't return it. I went to a leather worker but he didn't make watchbands so I just decided fuck it, I'm going to be one of those people who just looks at their cell phone when they want to know what time it is. The concert last night was just great. My cell phone got screwed up but I had it fixed this morning and it didn't cost me anything. Then I went to the Temescal street fair with a friend, it was super fun! Went home and went swimming, also L. texted me to let me know to pick up some tea I ordered at their house tomorrow, unfortunately L. will be too busy with home stuff for me to hang around tomorrow but at least I got my tea.
Bonjour! :)
Jul. 13th, 2025 12:45 amjavert posting in addme_fandomName: Sam(ifer)
Age Group: early 30s
Country: Austria
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About Me/Other Info: I'm a French guy who's constantly trying to post more on this website, and right now what my brain craves is more activity on my Reading page. o7 I'm participating insunshine_revival which has been helping with the posting, but my Reading page is pretty slow and I'd really like to get more people on there so we can all post alongside each other. Or something. I'm mostly looking for people who post about fandom stuff, but the actual fandom isn't super important to me (though if we have fandoms in common, that's great!) I'm more into the vibe of shared enthusiasm/passion, you know? I'll show you the little (size neutral) guys (gender neutral) that make my heart soar, you'll show me yours. That sort of stuff.
Main Fandom: My main fandom is Pokémon, specifically Pokémon X&Y. It's been my ride or die for over a decade now, though I've been a general/more casual Pokémon enjoyer since 1999. I love the creatures (all generations, though I don't know the ScaVio ones very well yet) and I love the characters (especially the Kalosian ones, but my heart is open to most of them.) In general, I'm largely into the games, and not so much into the rest, but that doesn't mean I dislike it.
Other Fandoms: Non-exhaustive list, because I can never remember what I like: .flow, A Series of Unfortunate Events (books & show), Ace Attorney, Amphibia, Animal Crossing, Arcane, Assassin's Creed (mostly Unity), BEASTARS, Far Cry 4, Final Fantasy (7, 9, 15), James Bond (Craig era), The Legend of Zelda, Minecraft, Mob Psycho 100, Petscop, Pokémon GO, Portal (1&2), Severance, Silent Hill (2&4), Sonic the Hedgehog (games & movies), Squid Game, Star Wars (movies), Stardew Valley, Super Paper Mario, Tales of Symphonia, Undertale/Deltarune, Vocaloid, Yakuza/Like a Dragon, Yume Nikki, Yuppie Psycho.
OTPs and Ships: My OTP is Professor Sycamore/Lysandre from Pokémon X&Y! Unbeatable! Number one forever! On my death bed I will be thinking about them! Other than that, here's a selection of ships I've been into in the last few years: Redd/Nook (Animal Crossing) Sade/Arno (Assassin's Creed) Ibuki/Louis (BEASTARS) Ganondorf/Link/Zelda (The Legend of Zelda) Serizawa/Touichirou (Mob Psycho 100) Eusine/Morty, Serena/Shauna, almost any male character/Lysandre (Pokémon) In-ho/Gi-hun (Squid Game) Zelos/Regal (Tales of Symphonia) Tachibana/Oda, Majima/Nishiki (Yakuza/Like a Dragon)
Fannish Activities: I draw and write! This year has rendered me a bit too swamped to do much of either (I haven't written anything in months and I miss it a lot) but these are my two main fannish endeavors. I also frequently participate in events (mostly exchanges, but not always) and sometimes even mod/host them. I also have a (WIP) fansite for Pokémon X&Y!
Non-Fannish Interests: Right now, I'm super into webdev and web design. I also like and am curious about all kinds of arts and crafts (trying to get back into sculpting and painting lately, also picked up cross-stitching through one of my partners.) I miss taking long walks around a lake, and I love animals (I have two cats!) I also enjoy washing the dishes...
Age Group: early 30s
Country: Austria
Subscription/Access Policy: I don't (currently) make locked posts. Other than that, anyone is free to subscribe, unsubscribe, grant access, revoke access, etc.
About Me/Other Info: I'm a French guy who's constantly trying to post more on this website, and right now what my brain craves is more activity on my Reading page. o7 I'm participating in
sunshine_revival which has been helping with the posting, but my Reading page is pretty slow and I'd really like to get more people on there so we can all post alongside each other. Or something. I'm mostly looking for people who post about fandom stuff, but the actual fandom isn't super important to me (though if we have fandoms in common, that's great!) I'm more into the vibe of shared enthusiasm/passion, you know? I'll show you the little (size neutral) guys (gender neutral) that make my heart soar, you'll show me yours. That sort of stuff.Main Fandom: My main fandom is Pokémon, specifically Pokémon X&Y. It's been my ride or die for over a decade now, though I've been a general/more casual Pokémon enjoyer since 1999. I love the creatures (all generations, though I don't know the ScaVio ones very well yet) and I love the characters (especially the Kalosian ones, but my heart is open to most of them.) In general, I'm largely into the games, and not so much into the rest, but that doesn't mean I dislike it.
Other Fandoms: Non-exhaustive list, because I can never remember what I like: .flow, A Series of Unfortunate Events (books & show), Ace Attorney, Amphibia, Animal Crossing, Arcane, Assassin's Creed (mostly Unity), BEASTARS, Far Cry 4, Final Fantasy (7, 9, 15), James Bond (Craig era), The Legend of Zelda, Minecraft, Mob Psycho 100, Petscop, Pokémon GO, Portal (1&2), Severance, Silent Hill (2&4), Sonic the Hedgehog (games & movies), Squid Game, Star Wars (movies), Stardew Valley, Super Paper Mario, Tales of Symphonia, Undertale/Deltarune, Vocaloid, Yakuza/Like a Dragon, Yume Nikki, Yuppie Psycho.
OTPs and Ships: My OTP is Professor Sycamore/Lysandre from Pokémon X&Y! Unbeatable! Number one forever! On my death bed I will be thinking about them! Other than that, here's a selection of ships I've been into in the last few years: Redd/Nook (Animal Crossing) Sade/Arno (Assassin's Creed) Ibuki/Louis (BEASTARS) Ganondorf/Link/Zelda (The Legend of Zelda) Serizawa/Touichirou (Mob Psycho 100) Eusine/Morty, Serena/Shauna, almost any male character/Lysandre (Pokémon) In-ho/Gi-hun (Squid Game) Zelos/Regal (Tales of Symphonia) Tachibana/Oda, Majima/Nishiki (Yakuza/Like a Dragon)
Fannish Activities: I draw and write! This year has rendered me a bit too swamped to do much of either (I haven't written anything in months and I miss it a lot) but these are my two main fannish endeavors. I also frequently participate in events (mostly exchanges, but not always) and sometimes even mod/host them. I also have a (WIP) fansite for Pokémon X&Y!
Non-Fannish Interests: Right now, I'm super into webdev and web design. I also like and am curious about all kinds of arts and crafts (trying to get back into sculpting and painting lately, also picked up cross-stitching through one of my partners.) I miss taking long walks around a lake, and I love animals (I have two cats!) I also enjoy washing the dishes...
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Jul. 11th, 2025 11:11 pmenemyofperfectHave I finally reached a critical mass of fannish enthusiasm such that I actually have the motivation to post? Let's find out!
Today a new Murderbot short story came out: Rapport: Friendship, Solidarity, Communion, Empathy, which is free to read at Reactor. It's 7.5k, set after Artificial Condition, and Murderbot appears only by implication, because the point of view character is one of ART's human crew members.
( Everything else I have to say is spoilers, for both the short story and System Collapse. )
Today a new Murderbot short story came out: Rapport: Friendship, Solidarity, Communion, Empathy, which is free to read at Reactor. It's 7.5k, set after Artificial Condition, and Murderbot appears only by implication, because the point of view character is one of ART's human crew members.
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Jul. 11th, 2025 11:31 amgreghousesgfPG&E doubled their damn rates. My landlady told me my electric bills should go down once they hook up the solar panels, which I thought they already did. There's supposed to be a bldg meeting about that Thursday, the odd thing is they're having the meeting 2 and a half hours after they normally leave.
I also got a new watch, the band on my old one broke, I was just going to have the band replaced but I found a nice watch in this second hand store that sends its money to cancer patients and they only wanted 5 dollars for it. It probably would have cost a lot more than 5 dollars if I just got a watchband at some other store. Plus, of course I'm all for helping cancer patients.
Looking forward to tonight, I'm going to the East Bay Gay Men's chorus concert!
I also got a new watch, the band on my old one broke, I was just going to have the band replaced but I found a nice watch in this second hand store that sends its money to cancer patients and they only wanted 5 dollars for it. It probably would have cost a lot more than 5 dollars if I just got a watchband at some other store. Plus, of course I'm all for helping cancer patients.
Looking forward to tonight, I'm going to the East Bay Gay Men's chorus concert!
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Jul. 10th, 2025 10:09 amgreghousesgfI was so out of it when I got up this morning that I turned on the wrong stove burner when I was trying to make tea and I got a bunch of smoke in my apt. that stupid smoke alarm goes off if I just turn the stove on to do anything more complicated than make tea or if I turn the oven on at all unless I open the window and turn the stove fan and box fan on full blast (and, yes, I cleaned the oven). It's a pain because I love to watch TV or listen to music when I cook and I can't do that anymore because the fans are very loud and I can't hear the TV or music at all well when they're on.
I think deviled eggs go great with barbecue ribs so I hard boiled some eggies and put them in the fridge and I will devil them later.
I think deviled eggs go great with barbecue ribs so I hard boiled some eggies and put them in the fridge and I will devil them later.
